Headquarters, 8th Air Force, General Orders No. 227 (December 21, 1943)
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Air Corps) Walter Carl Beckham (ASN: 0-430771), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 fighter airplane of the 351st Fighter Squadron, 353d Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations, in 1943. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.